Corn-sheller



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No. 313,619. Patented Mar. 10, 1885.

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CORN-SHELLER.

;PECFCATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 313,619, dated March 10. 1885.

Application filed October 10, 181i.

To (ZZ whom, i! may (foncern:

Be it known that l, NIcHoLs POTTER, of ofl Troy, in the county of Bradford and State ofPennsylvani-a, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corn-Shellers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indic'ate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one of my improved corn-shellers. Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation of the same, taken through the line w w, Fig. 1. Fig'. 8 is a sectional plan view of the same, part being` broken away.

The object of this invention is to-promote convenience and economy in the construction of corn-shellers.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as will be first described, and then speoifically pointed out in the clainis.

A are the side boards of the shell or casing, which are made ofany suitable length, breadth, and thickness, and are scen red by bolls B to the side edges of the end boards, (J.

To the upper edges of the side and end boards, A U, is secnrcd the top board, D, by

To and between the lower parts of the side boards, A, are secured, by screws F, the inclined boards G, that form a spont or chute to conduet the shelled corn from the machine.

To the end parts of the side boards. A, are secured, by the bolts B, the upper parts of the bars H, of iron or other suitable niaterial, the lower parts of which serve as legs, and are made of such a length as to raise the machine to a suitable hcight. The lower parts of the bars H are -inclined outward, as shown in Fig. 2, to obtain such a width of base as will give the machine a firm and stable support.

I is the shelling-Wheel, which has teeth upon its inner side to remove the kernels from the cars, and J is the feed-wheel, the rim of which is beveled and is corrugated or roughened to take hold of the cars and feed them downward along the toothed side of the shellimg-wheel I. The shelling-wheel I is attached to a shaft, K, and` has a large gear-wheel, L,

(X0 model.)

and a small gear-wheel, M, formed upon its outer side. The teeth of the small gear-wheel M niesh into the teeth ot' the gear-wheel N, at-

tached to the shaft O, one end of which projects to receivea crank or pulley for applying' power to the machine. The teeth of thelarge gear-wheel L mesh into the teeth of the small gear-wheel P, attached to the shaf t Q, to which the feed-wheel J is attaehed. The end of the shaft Q, upon the opposite side of the machine from the ,projecting end ot' the shaft O, pro- ]'eets to receive a crank or pulley for applyin,` power to the machine. By this means the machine may' be operated by two persons from its opposite sides or from one side only.

The bearings R S T upon one side and the bearings RT upon the other side of the machine, in which the shafts K O Q, respectively, revolve, are formed each in one piece, which piecesare seeurely bolted to the'side boards, A, by which construction the said bearings will be less expensive in manufacture and Will give greater firmness and strength to the machine than where separate bearings are used. I do not claim this construction of bearing, however, as of my invention. The cars are held against the wheels l J while passing through the machine and being` shclled by an arm, U, formed upon or altached to the inner end of the short shaft V, which rocks in a bearing, W', securcd in an aperture in one of the side boards, A. The shaft V and bearing V are placed in a laterally-inclined position, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the arm U will press the car into and hold it in the angular space between the Wheels I J while being shelled.

To the outer end of the inclined shaft V is secured, by aset-serew or othersuitable means, the end of a lever, X, which is bent into a position parallel with the side board, A, and which has a number of holes formed in it to receive a hook, Y. attached t'o the weight Z, so that the said weight can be adjusted ata greater or less distance from the shaft V, as may be required. The downward movement of the free end of the arm X is limited by a bracket, ci, or other stop, attached lo the side board, A, and the weight Z is k ept from swinging` outward by a kceper, b, attached to the said side board,A, and through which the hook Y or weight Z passes. The Weight Z may, if

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'the front side board, A.

f are guard-piates attaehed to the oasing to proteot the gearing from being impeded by kernels of eorn.

Having thus deseribed my invention, I elaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A corn-sheller of the Character desoribed, eonsisting, essentially, in the frame, the shafts K O Q, jonrnaled in the sides of the frame, the shelling-wheel I, inside of the frame secured to the shaft K and formed with peripheralV teeth L, the shellingteeth on its inner face and thehsmall gear M on its outer face, the pinion N,`secured to the inner end of shaft O and meshing with the gear M, the pinion P, on shaft Q, meshing with the teeth L, the feedwheel J, on the shaft Q within the frame and having ineiined peripheral teeth, and a weight ed holding-arm, substantially as set forth.

2. In a corn-she11er of the Character deseribed, the combination, with the shelling' and feed Wheels, of the pivoted holding-arni U, its shaft V, the lever X. having a series of perforations, the Weight Z, having a hook, Y, the guide b, and the vstop a, substantially as set forth.

' N IOHOLAS POTTER.

Witnesses:

HIRAM L. RooKWELL, J. T. MoCoLLoM. 

